Here ya go.
I don't remember anyone saying this term before, they were saying Tropical Depression or Wave.
Probably 50 mph.
“Tropical”
Named storm bearing down on mainland US
“big number” kph
Must be Climate Change.
Genius
I like to think of a tropical storm as an extra-noreaster.
I read that Tropical Storm Sandy got downgraded right before landfall to, well, nothing (i.e. Not a Hurricane or Tropical Storm) so that any damage to property would be covered by insurance; had it retained the “Tropical Storm” label then insurance wouldn’t cover damage. In other words, it’s all made up.
Now every year they've got to come up with a new gimmick to get people to slobber over what used to be called just "weather".
It's like laundry detergent. For 50 years, every year Tide is "new and improved". Pretty awesome stuff by now, huh!
What’s the difference between a tropical storm and a woman?
No difference. They both come in wet and wild and leave with your house and car.
A sub tropical storm is like a winter storm:something that wouldn’t be named before today’s pseudo scientists sensationalized everything. No closed center. Over hyped.Desensitizing the public.
Sub-tropical storms are for media ratings.
We used to watch relatively deep low pressure centers drive across the north Atlantic toward the Azores. Cold air dropping in behind the low would cause explosive cyclogenesis.
One day, the Atlantic was clear, the next day it was cloudy, the low had acquired an eye and that bastard would head right for Lajes Field in the Azores. Max gust I ever saw was 135 knots before the wind bird blew off the tower.
Hurricane force winds but not considered a hurricane because of it’s origin. Those were the days.
Thanks - I was wondering that. I have relatives in Florida and saw “sub-tropical” in the weather warning.
I was thinking “what is below the tropics?”. Makes more sense now.